Netanyahu and Trump will discuss the Fly Dubai incident within hours

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An Israeli source reported to the Walla website that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump will speak by phone in the coming hours, without the source revealing additional details about the agenda of the call.

The plane's passengers arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, after being transported on an alternative Flydubai plane from Saudi Arabia, where the original flight made an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport following the incident that the cockpit witnessed. Pictures showed the replacement plane arriving at Tel Aviv Airport, while reports indicated that the passengers spent about eight hours in Saudi Arabia before departing.

In Washington, US Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the United States is coordinating “very closely” with its partners abroad, including Israel, regarding the incident of the “Fly Dubai” plane that was heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv before it was diverted, without providing details about the nature of the coordination or the American parties involved in it, according to what was reported by “Reuters.”

Flight FZ1073, operated by Flydubai, was on its way from Dubai to Tel Aviv when a quarrel occurred between the pilots, followed by emergency signals and the plane was diverted to Saudi Arabia. The company confirmed that the plane landed safely in Tabuk and that all passengers and crew members are fine, noting that the causes and motives of the incident are still unknown and are subject to an official investigation.

Flight tracking data showed that the plane descended sharply from an altitude of approximately 34,000 feet to less than 17,000 feet within a short period, before sending emergency signals, including a signal that could indicate illegal interference with the plane, which raised fears that it might be hijacked and prompted Israel to move fighter jets to follow it. However, Netanyahu's office later said that the incident was not being treated as a kidnapping.

For his part, Netanyahu said that Israel considers the incident a “terrorist attempt,” while the airline confirmed that it is too early to determine the causes or motives of the incident.

The Israeli Prime Minister added that he spoke with an Israeli passenger on the flight, who informed him that he was able, with the help of a crew member, to reach the cockpit and control the pilot who was trying to sabotage the plane's systems.

Following the incident, Netanyahu ordered tightening security measures on flights heading to Israel, whether belonging to Israeli or foreign companies, while the Israeli Ministry of Transport announced that an investigation into the incident would be conducted in coordination with the security establishment.

At the same time, the Israeli authorities said that the passengers were safe, and that the necessary measures had been taken to return them to Israel, while Flydubai confirmed that it had sent two replacement planes to Tabuk to transport the passengers and crew members affected by the incident.

The expected contact between Netanyahu and Trump, in addition to American coordination with Israel regarding the accident, comes at a time when the Israeli and Saudi authorities continue to investigate its circumstances, while the motives for the incident inside the cockpit are still not finally resolved.